Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technicians are evolving to new roles, working with new teammates

Pharmacy Technician Day celebrates the myriad contributions of the unsung heroes of health care.

Maintaining a strict work-life balance, setting boundaries, and trusting instincts can help technicians manage a challenging workplace.

Engaging technicians in immunizations has been crucial to public health

My own experience has illustrated how embracing change can lead to growth.

The new report includes actions to implement that could improve workplace conditions, which are the leading causes of high stress and occupational burnout across the pharmacy profession.

Although respondents reported no impacts on patient safety, workload significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to major burnout challenges.

The origins of American Pharmacists Month trace back to October 1925, when radio stations nationwide aired special programming for a week to spotlight the pharmacy profession.

As the resident medication experts, pharmacists are qualified to answer any medication-related questions and conduct data analyses.

Chemotherapy, medication for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes, and local anesthetics were among the drugs most affected by shortages.

Empowering technicians can enhance overall pharmacy management and promote a culture of patient safety.

AI is revolutionizing pharmacy practice by improving medication management, streamlining workflow, and enhancing patient safety and outcomes.

Tailor pharmacy roles based on skill sets, although every technician must be capable of basic professional communication.

By embracing collaboration, optimizing work hours, and prioritizing patient care, pharmacy technicians are leading the charge towards an inclusive, technologically advanced, and patient-focused era in pharmaceutical practice.

Pharmacy technicians should advocate for fair pay raises due to their crucial role, expanding skills, and cost-effectiveness over turnover.

Pharmacy technicians are stepping up to assume expanded responsibilities that contribute to pharmacy management and patient safety.

Community-based pharmacy services are reaching new heights as pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are able to have a larger impact on patient care than ever before.

Product verification allows technicians to practice at the top of their license and frees pharmacists to interact with patients.

Independent pharmacies can provide more personalized care to individuals with behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities.

McKesson ideaShare 2023 recognized pharmacy technicians with a technician-focused continuing education (CE) session, roundtable, and honorary reception.

During separate panel discussions at McKesson ideaShare 2023, pharmacists discussed advocacy for pharmacy benefit manager reform and community health worker training.

As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and PREP Act Expansions end, the ability of technicians to immunize patients in the future remains unclear.

Community health workers can address issues of health equity to enhance the services of the pharmacy and support a value-based care model.

Health Mart is offering a new basic training program with ASHP/ACPE accreditation for pharmacy technicians, along with accredited and non-accredited training.

Extended use of an N95 mask in daily life can cause various cardiopulmonary stresses, such as reduced respiration, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, and increased energy expenditure.

QR codes were invented almost 30 years ago and are used on everything from cereal boxes to repair manuals, yet pharmacy has yet to even consider them.

Pharmacists can address the needs of health care consumers earlier in the care journey by building interpersonal relationships and community trust, as well as by leading institutional and public policy reform.

It’s time for pharmacies to take a page out of the books of hospitals and tech companies by expanding and streamlining their use of contingent labor.

With so many radical developments in medicine and technology unfolding at once, the role and potential of the pharmacy as we know it is evolving at breakneck speed.

Technicians should take advantage of opportunities to work at a higher level of practice, build their careers.